#1219: OTFT on, layer's and project's CRS the same: measure tools and Identify
Features return impossible measurments
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Reporter: smizuno | Owner: homann
Type: enhancement | Status: assigned
Priority: minor: annoyance | Milestone: Version 1.2.0
Component: Projection Support | Version: HEAD
Resolution: | Keywords: measure area line
Platform_version: | Platform: All
Must_fix: Yes | Status_info: 0
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Comment (by lutra):
Hi[[BR]]
Replying to [comment:12 homann]:
> OK, I haven't tested with projection in feet, so no surprise there. Can
you describe what projection and what method you use to test, then I'l be
able to debug it quickly.
I used the (Alaska) qgis sample dataset. It is available on the site.
>
> The point with display units is that they are for the measurement only,
and in what unit the user wants to see, and not the format the data is in.
I personally think they SHOULDN'T change automatically.
>
> The scale bar doesn't use the display units at all, it is only for
measurement tool.
Ok, for many (who uses projections in meters) would be not a big deal as
they will have scale bars in meters and measure tools in meters by
default. But who uses primarily projections in feet will have scale bars
in feet and then measure tools in meters by default, so they will have to
go to the options and change the unit manually.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1219#comment:13>
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